Elections in the Party of Democratic Action explained

Elections in the Party of Democratic Action, as part of its regularly held party congresses, have been held numerous times since the party's founding in 1990.

2005 leadership election

The 2005 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 4th congress. The incumbent leader Sulejman Tihić ran for a second term as president. Elmir Jahić was the remaining candidate.^[1]

Tihić was re-elected in the first ballot with 61.1% of the vote.

Results

Candidates		Votes	%
	Sulejman Tihić	360	61.1
	Elmir Jahić	230	38.9
Delegate votes:		align= right	590	align= right	100
Source: Results

2009 leadership election

The 2009 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 5th congress. The incumbent leader Sulejman Tihić ran for a third term as president. Bakir Izetbegović and Adnan Terzić were the two remaining candidates.^[2]

Tihić was re-elected in the first ballot with 57.1% of the vote.^[3]

Results

Candidates		Votes	%
	Sulejman Tihić	425	57.1
	Bakir Izetbegović	301	40.4
	Adnan Terzić	19	2.5
Delegate votes:		align= right	745	align= right	100
Source: Results

2013 leadership election

The 2013 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's convention. Incumbent president Sulejman Tihić ran for his fourth term and was unopposed following an agreement between him and the party's deputy president Bakir Izetbegović, for a convention to be held instead of a regular congress.^[4]

Tihić was elected almost unanimously, with 93.6% of the vote.^[5]

Results

Candidate		Votes	%
	Sulejman Tihić	190	93.6
Delegate votes:		align= right	203	align= right	100
Source: Results

2015 leadership election

The 2015 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 6th congress, following the death of Sulejman Tihić.^[6] Bakir Izetbegović served as the acting leader and ran for a full term. Šemsudin Mehmedović and Irfan Ajanović were the two remaining candidates.^[7]

Izetbegović was easily elected in the first ballot with 78.4% of the vote.^[8]

Results

Candidates		Votes	%
	Bakir Izetbegović	590	78.4
	Šemsudin Mehmedović	159	21.1
	Irfan Ajanović	4	0.5
Delegate votes:		align= right	753	align= right	100
Source: Results

2019 leadership election

The 2019 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 7th congress.^[9] Incumbent president Bakir Izetbegović ran for his second term and was unopposed following the party's victory in the 2018 general election.^[10] He was unanimously elected with all 1,227 delegate votes.^[11]

Results

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bakir Izetbegović	1,227	100
Delegate votes:		align= right	1,227	align= right	100
Source: Results

2023 leadership election

The 2023 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 8th congress.^[12] Incumbent president Bakir Izetbegović ran for his third term and was unopposed.^[13] He was almost unanimously elected with 99.3% of the vote.^[14]

Results

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bakir Izetbegović	1,276	99.3
Delegate votes:		align= right	1,285	align= right	100
Source: Results

External links

• Statut SDA at sda.ba

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danas Četvrti kongres SDA. 26 May 2005. 21 May 2023. bs. Klix.ba.
2. Web site: Počeo peti Kongres SDA. 26 May 2009. 18 May 2023. bs. Klix.ba.
3. Web site: Izabrani potpredsjednici stranke. 27 May 2009. 18 May 2023. bs. Klix.ba.
4. Web site: U Sarajevu počela Konvencija SDA. 1 February 2013. 20 May 2023. bs. J.H.. Klix.ba.
5. Web site: Sulejman Tihić ponovo predsjednik SDA. 1 February 2013. 20 May 2023. bs. Al Jazeera Balkans.
6. Web site: Umro Sulejman Tihić, jedan od najutjecajnijih političara u BiH. 24 sata. 25 September 2014. 5 January 2015.
7. Web site: U SDA nastavak frakcijskih podjela i nakon Kongresa?. 26 May 2015. 18 May 2023. Samir Huseinović. dw.com.
8. Web site: Bakir Izetbegović novi je predsjednik SDA. 26 May 2015. 18 May 2023. vecernji.ba.
9. Web site: Sedmi kongres SDA. 14 September 2019. 18 May 2023. bs. sdahnk.ba.
10. Web site: Najveći kongres SDA po broju delegata: Bakir nema protivnika. 31 August 2019. 18 May 2023. D.B.. Dnevni avaz.
11. Web site: Bakir Izetbegović novi je predsjednik SDA. 26 May 2015. 18 May 2023. vecernji.ba.
12. Web site: 8. kongres. 14 October 2023. bs. sda.ba.
13. Web site: U Zetri počeo 8. Kongres SDA: Pogledajte kako je Bakir Izetbegović zapjevao stranačku himnu. 14 October 2023. 14 October 2023. Matea Jerković. Oslobođenje.
14. Web site: Bakir Izetbegović na javnom glasanju treći put izabran za predsjednika SDA. 14 October 2023. 14 October 2023. bs. N.V.. Klix.ba.